The ''Tucson Weekly'' is an
alternative newsweekly that was founded in 1984 by Douglas Biggers and Mark Goehring, and serves the
Tucson, Arizona
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, metropolitan area of about 1,000,000 residents.
The paper is a member of the
Association of Alternative Newsmedia. New issues arrive at kiosks throughout
Tucson
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every Wednesday. Jim Nintzel is the current editor. Staff members include Logan Burtch-Buus, Tirion Morris, Christopher Boan, Jeff Gardner, Kathleen Kunz and Chelo Grubb.
Longtime editor Jimmy Boegle left the ''Weekly'' in late 2012 to start his own independent paper in Palm Springs, California.
Notable journalists
The founding editor was Douglas Biggers, who served as editor and publisher until he sold the paper to
Wick Communications
Wick Communications (formerly known as Wick Newspaper Group) is a family-owned media company with 27 newspapers and 18 specialty publications in 11 states. They also publish websites and other specialty publications. The home offices are in Sier ...
in 2000. He founded ''
Edible Baja Arizona''. 10/13 Communications bought the paper from Wick in 2014. The paper is currently owned by Thirteenth Street Media. Former editors include Dan Huff, Carol Ann Bassett, James Reel, Michael Parnell, Dan Gibson and Mari Herreras. Longtime ''Weekly'' and ''
Arizona Daily Star'' reporter Chris Limberis was posthumously inducted into the Arizona Newspaper Association Hall of Fame in 2006.
Red Meat
The ''Tucson Weekly'' was a launching point for the comic strip ''
Red Meat'', created by Tucsonan
Max Cannon in 1989.
See also
*
List of alternative weekly newspapers
This is a list of alternative newspapers by country.
Canada
Alberta
*''Vue Weekly'', Edmonton. Final issue published November, 2018. Now online.
British Columbia
*''The Georgia Straight'', Vancouver
*''Monday Magazine'', Victoria
Manitoba
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References
External links
''Tucson Weekly'' official site
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Alternative weekly newspapers published in the United States
Newspapers published in Arizona
Mass media in Tucson, Arizona
Publications established in 1984
Wick Communications publications
1984 establishments in Arizona